What does break-axe mean?
Break-axe means A South American hardwood, Sloanea jamaicensis.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A South American hardwood, Sloanea jamaicensis.
For strength and hardness, for towering height and size, the break-axe may be called the king of the Cuba forest.
The quiebra hacha is the celerated break-axe tree, noted for its durability.
Quebracho wood derives its name from two Spanish words, "quebrar" to break and "hache" an axe, and this break-axe wood is one of the heaviest and hardest known, weighing some 85 pounds to the cubic foot, or over l/3 more than water, and "playing ducks and drakes" with axes, saws and other cutting tools.
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Break-axe means A South American hardwood, Sloanea jamaicensis.
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For strength and hardness, for towering height and size, the break-axe may be called the king of the Cuba forest.
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